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Alkaline Eating for Better Body Chemistry, PH Levels, and Overall Health

Lucille Chi — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:43:11 +0000

Going to a body and nutrition expert with my husband is one of the best things we’ve done for ourselves. What was the key take away? Warning! Turn Alkaline!

Turn Alkaline? Are we magicians? Well according to biochemists we are! You can change your body chemistry with what you eat!

Chemicals have seeped into foods, air, and water, which in turn lower our system’s ability to control the chemistry of our body fluids, increasing illness and chronic disease.

The sad fact is that most food consumption in the wealthiest nations has shifted from nutritious raw foods to low nutritional value processed foods and we need to shift it back. Now that our total biological terrain is at risk, we urgently need to do some clean up by shifting our body chemistry back to the raw, organic foods it was designed to function on as we’ve evolved.

Below I’ve listed out a quick list of the good foods (alkaline) to treat your body to often…

FDA Allows Producers to Irradiate Spinach and Lettuce to Kill Germs

Derek Markham — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:10:14 +0000

Irradiated spinach and lettuce are coming soon to a store near you!

In the name of food safety, the Food and Drug Administration will now allow producers of fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce to irradiate their products to kill germs.

Following in the wake of the recent E. coli and salmonella outbreaks from fresh produce, the FDA is announcing a new regulation that permits producers to use radiation to reduce bacteria content in spinach and lettuce.

Tip o’ the Day: There’s Lettuce in My Pillowcase. Yum!

Rebecca Carter — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:51:29 +0000

Who ever thought that the term "bedhead" was referring to lettuce? Today we've got a tip for you that will bring a little more fun to your dinner's salad course. Need to dry a lot of lettuce? Use a pillowcase, of course!

First of all, we hope that you don't dry your lettuce with paper towels. That's a big waste! Using a towel to dry those greens works, but if you've got a bunch of greens, you might need a bunch of towels. Salad spinners also do the trick. But, says our tipster and Wish-Bone, "if you’re in the mood for some fun, fill a clean pillowcase with washed and drained greens, then swing it around until the greens are dry, or until your arms get tired."

What a fast, fun, and super-green way to clean those greens! Plus, we're pretty sure it's a great activity to assign to your kids - as long as the lettuce doesn't wind up all over the kitchen floor, and walls, and ceiling.

Rebecca says: Our tipster, my mom, recommends buying a pillowcase at a second-hand store just for this purpose. I'm looking forward to trying out this new tip!